Svea torn, High-rise residential tower in Stockholm, Sweden.
Svea torn is a cylindrical apartment building east of Stadion on the former Svea artillery regiment barracks site at Gärdet in Stockholm. It has 16 floors and a recessed top floor, reaching 49.9 metres, and contains 70 cooperative flats shaped like cake slices because of the round plan. The facade has staggered balconies and narrow granite columns carrying the projecting roof slab.
Svea torn was built in 2006–2007 for Veidekke Bostad on the former Svea Artillery Regiment barracks area at Gärdet. The first residents moved in in December 2007. The surrounding district plan was drawn up by city planning architect Aleksander Wolodarski.
The name Svea torn refers to the Svea Artillery Regiment, whose barracks stood on this ground at Gärdet before the housing was built. The tower forms part of Kvarteret Svea artilleri, a district planned and drawn by city planning architect Aleksander Wolodarski, bordering the Starrbäcksängen residential area from the early 1990s.
Located at coordinates 59.344167°N and 18.083056°E on Löjtnantsgatan 3, the building operates as a housing cooperative with elevators, common areas, and access to Stockholm's public transportation network.
The tower's 70 apartments are wedge-shaped, like slices of cake, because the floor plan follows the cylinder. The facade has staggered balconies and narrow granite columns carrying the overhanging roof slab. The surrounding block was planned by city planning architect Aleksander Wolodarski.
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